GS1247 VPA 47 Eritrean District Boreholes

Audit Analysis

This Gold Standard borehole project in Eritrea has VVB-confirmed additionality and no reported reversals, but is undermined by ten cross-document contradictions, an exact match between claimed and verified emission reductions (37,380 tCO₂e), and a 0% leakage deduction whose justification conflicts with the PDD's 5% figure. The project-specific baseline, absence of a buffer pool, and the sheer volume of material findings and corrective actions raise significant concerns about the robustness of the credit claims.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Claimed and verified emission reductions are identical (37,380 tCO₂e) across two separate verification reports (Jan 2023 and Sep 2023), suggesting the VVB did not independently recalculate the figure
• ⚠Leakage deduction is 0% in the 2023 monitoring report with a 'deemed negligible' justification, but the PDD (Jun 2023) specifies a 5% deduction and the 2022 monitoring report describes leakage as 'quantified' — three documents, three different treatments
• ⚠fNRB value is 0.97 in the 2023 monitoring report but 0.85 in the PDD; the higher value favours the project and the method also shifts from 'local field' (2013 validation) to 'national default' (2023 MR)
• ⚠Crediting period is stated as 2015–2022 in the monitoring report but 2025–2030 in the 2025 validation report, making it impossible to determine the correct pro-rata expectation for the 2023–2024 monitoring period

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